The land of Midnight is deep in the grip of a winter blast, but despite the icy weather, the war rages on. Commander Kili’s newly reformed army of battle-tested Squats are forced to push forward with all haste through a blizzard to once again protect the Tower of the Moon. Commander Kili, continues to be the figurehead of his own Guild Biker Company. He knows his men are hardy and can take the punishing charge forward. However, he realises he has underestimated the power of the snow storm when his army begins to negotiate the Downs of Mitharg. They quickly grind to a halt as they hit deep snow drifts and are forced to take shelter until the storm passes.
Ork Commander Zanga is a wily tactician and when he hears of the smaller Squat army struggling close by, he does not hesitate to order his Boyz to action! They roar forward and into the Downs of Mitharg for a showdown with the filthy stunties. As the storm abates, the air clears and both forces find themselves staring at each other across the frozen battlefield!
The Squats have a 4,000 point army while the Orks have 6,000 points in action. 50VPs are required for victory. The ruleset is Net Epic Evolution.
Here we see an overview of the battlefield. The Squats are at the top of the picture while the Orks are at the bottom.
Ork Commander Zanga is a wily tactician and when he hears of the smaller Squat army struggling close by, he does not hesitate to order his Boyz to action! They roar forward and into the Downs of Mitharg for a showdown with the filthy stunties. As the storm abates, the air clears and both forces find themselves staring at each other across the frozen battlefield!
The Squats have a 4,000 point army while the Orks have 6,000 points in action. 50VPs are required for victory. The ruleset is Net Epic Evolution.
Here we see an overview of the battlefield. The Squats are at the top of the picture while the Orks are at the bottom.
The battlefield has little in the way of buildings or woods but there is plenty of cover on the board in the form of the extremely hilly terrain in the Downs of Mitharg.
The battlefield is effectively split into three bowls by the hills as illustrated by the red lines on this other overview.
Commander Kili’s Squats are up against it, for every two units his army has…
…the Orks have three!
Kili’s plan will be to take up positions in this central bowl and attempt to make the Orks pay dearly for every inch of ground they take!
As the battle begins, Kili's troops follow his orders to the letter. His fearsome Goliath mega-cannon roar as his units charge forward!
The Evil Sunz Clan have poured into a large building to take cover - but there is no cover from the awesome firepower of the Goliaths! A swathe of Evil Sunz Boyz are immediately cut down!
Bonecrunchas take cover behind the landing platform but a squadron of Gobsmashas (proxied by Battlewagons) and a Warboss are far more bold!
Bonecrunchas take cover behind the landing platform but a squadron of Gobsmashas (proxied by Battlewagons) and a Warboss are far more bold!
The Warboss and his entourage fire Lotsa Big Shootaz and inflict a punishing volley which strips away Void Shields on both the Colossus and the Leviathan!
The Praetorians return fire and the snow turns green with the blood of Bad Moons Boyz!
At the other end of the battlefield, Snakebites and Goffs charge forward.
And Overlord Airships open fire upon the Goffs!
They have limited success, only cutting dow a few squads of Boyz, a Lungbursta tank and two of the Orks’ deadly Braincrusha tanks!
Warbuggies are ambushed by Berserker Squats pouring out of Rhinos!
But the weary Berserkers are outfought!
Worse still for the Squats, the Orks have their Bowelburnas in position, ready to incinerate the advancing Squats next turn! But wait, where are their Nobz? They broke off to fire upon a squadron of Squat warriors (as seen in the background)! Natural instincts - which are to move between advance and charge rate and engage enemy units in close combat - will apply to the out of command Bowelburnas next turn!
Ork Copters charge down Squat Bikes!
Big mistake! The Squats almost wipe out the whole squadron of Copters!
Overview at the end of Turn 1. The Squats have inflicted reasonable casualties on the Orks but next turn much of the Ork force will be in range to fight back! Surprisingly, only three objectives have been claimed this turn, all by the Orks! No units have broken…yet!
End of Turn 1:
Squats 0VPs
Orks: 15VPs
Squats 0VPs
Orks: 15VPs
Turn 2 gets off to a flier as Nobz bikers manoeuvre around behind the Colossus and strip the freshly regenerated shields! The Colossus activates before it is destroyed and takes down many Nobz and Gobsmashas on and around the landing platform! The Orks’ Slasha Gargant then lumbers forward…
A ball round from the Gutbuster is accurate, stripping all Void Shields from the Leviathan and penetrating the bridge, destroying it! The Deth Cannon aims for the Colossus’ bridge and hits also, vaporising the crew and removing it from the battle! The Brewmaster immediately sends the astonishing weapon crews a few squig beers to toast their success!
Warbuggies engage Squat bikers in close combat…
…as does another Warbuggy and Bowelburna! A Squat Warlord picks off a few advancing Goff Boyz.
The Snakebites continue their ponderous charge, their Boarboyz delayed by the Boyz.
Kommander Zanga himself enters the battle and he and his Nobz bodyguards bring down two Overlord Armoured Airships! They also steal an objective away from charging Berserkers and thin their ranks with Lotsa Big Shootas!
Rampaging Nobz Bikers destroy the Goliath Mega-Cannon. Kili’s Squat Bikers respond to the Nobz and engage the Nobz in close combat!
A squadron of Rhinos steal an objective.
A lone Ironshield tank is all that remains upon the ridge which seemed unthinkable mere moments ago when there was a full squadron and two Praetorians in attendance!
The Landing Platform becomes a focus for a series of Close Combats!
Not much survives but crucially the Squats hold an objective!
…but the Orks are not short of reinforcements should this run another turn!
At the end of the Turn, the Orks dominate much of the battlefield and have eliminated the backbone of Kili’s army!
The Squats have managed to capture three objectives while the Orks have five under their control.
End of Turn 2:
Squats: 35VPs
Orks: 56VPs
An overwhelming victory to Kommander Zanga and his Orks!Squats: 35VPs
Orks: 56VPs
Kili himself survived but few of his forces were as fortunate!
While the day belongs to the indomitable Kommander Zanga! He still has a sizeable force at his disposal and has ordered reinforcements from home base at the City of Ushgarak!
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